John 20:15

Plain English Version

Jesus asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for?” Mary thought he was the gardener, so she asked him, “Sir, did you take his body away? If you did, please show me where you put it, so that I can get it and take care of it.”

Cross References

Matthew 28:5

Then the angel said to the women, “Don’t be frightened. I know that you are looking for Jesus, the man they killed on a cross.

Mark 16:6

He said to them, “Don’t be frightened. You are looking for the body of Jesus, the man from Nazareth that they killed on a cross. God made him alive again. He isn’t here. Look, see this place just here. They put his body here, but it isn’t here now.”

John 1:38

Jesus turned around and saw them, and he asked them, “What are you looking for? Why are you following me?” The men said, “Rabbi, where is your camp?” (In their language, that word Rabbi means Teacher.)

John 18:4

Jesus knew everything that was going to happen to him, but he went to meet them anyway. Then Jesus said to that mob, “Who are you looking for?”

John 18:7

Again, Jesus asked them, “Who are you looking for?” And they said, “Jesus, the man from Nazareth.”

John 20:13

They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” Mary said, “Somebody took my leader’s body away, and I don’t know where they put it.”

1 Samuel 1:16

Please don’t call me no good. I am properly sad. I want God to help me.”